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SPORTS HARVARD PRESIDENT DISCUSSES COLLEGE ATHLETICS SPORTS SK PUBLIC INTEREST HIS BECOME GENERAL Believes Faculties Should Con sider Place of Contests in Education Scheme. ari'Kcr.s am. i\ t. .s. Attendance nt l-'imt tuill linmca This I'nll (ir.ni.M on Itccnril?IniictieN BxcliislvcncN* In HrfustiiK to Schedule Outside .Matches. I By Associated Press 1 CAMBRIDGE, MASS.. Jan. 1 > _ Public interest in football hasr tended to K.vr excessive importance to col lege atlilctic contests, President A. J.awrtnee l^owt-ll. of Harvard Uni versity, said ],js it?|Ula| ,(orl to the i'Vi rseers. made public today. lie *"Jii?' 'he question wa? one that af fected :i 11 American colleges. and that "it would ho well for faculties, ad ministrators and governing bodies- to consider afresh the proper place of public intercollegiate athletic con tests in the scheme of education" ??The present policy in college foot ball has riot been the result of a de liberate plan." said President Lowell, and is not based upon any principle recognized as imperative by faculties. I'iumni and spectators. The public' interest in the sport, as a spectacle, has become general over the emmtrv and has increased markedly since the ,>r '' has tended t?? give excessive importance to college athletic con gests. Attendance I.nrccr Thnn liver. ?That intercollegiate matches have ? distinct value in stimulating sports, which are the best form of physical exercise in youth, few people would be inclined to deny; but the single boat rac. between Oxford and Cam bridge, on the Tiwmo.*, and the ? i ?< ket match between theso universi ties. .supplemented in each ca** by a series of intramural contests. has*! j",p" '"oiigli to stimulate unflaccing ' interest in those sports among the students. Judging from the effect of the race nt New I.ondon, on?; mav ask 1 whether or not the same plan would ? ? sutliclent in football. The t?ec?s f-'ty of maintaining for this purpose | public spectacle attended l.y thou- I sands of spectators every Saturday' throughout the autumn Is certainly i t clear, and whether it oueht to h'? ii alntalned for any other object is a i: nt'.cr worth consideration. public interest, which was f rp.eriy concentrated on the Vale r-i:i" :n a greater degree than it ) : ? now, has extended to those with ' r colleges-, and this year the at t'-rdapce at the whole series has been . r than ever before. Although ""? severity of the injuries suffered, ?' i especially the danger to life, have I" en materially diminished by the < h:. sices in the rules made a "dozen v-ar> ai;o, football remains a rough ; : <i s'.renuous sport it, which in rles are often received that impair t: ? efficiency of the playets for a 1 tiple of w. or more. Kd ilea I in ii Prime Object, in order, therefore, to keep them -00|l ' onditli.n for the tw,, prin ' a I games? uirii Princeton and Yale at the close of the season it has been <' ""..V, to 0,11 of the panic.* ^ * "-her colleges, some, or in many ail of the members of tile first ' ' v' I'laying ;:t fact a second team. ?. '' :'"v source of complaint. arranjse a mat h with another , " c< ,nd then put on the field not our icTi.ar team, but an eleven - ' of substitutes- has been . rit ? z. >1 as unsport smanlike. and y. t wi at - Ise can be done, if to pi;ty ??ie.se cam-s is almost cer'ain : . ? r-M V s..;i .. members ..f ?Hr , 11 !,i>s reached i'.s maturitv of train inn? "< 'rlticism has been direct, ,! also to 0 ;r r> fu.-vil to play games .iff otrr ' held, except with 1', >ale. Suoli a policy has I..-. n ,i. letred to be exclusive. If not arrogant. Basel upon the same fe..||?,. ,s ?letnaiid that Harvard ouciit t . p .,v v:;.. more teams from other part" of t > country. lr. like the professional baseball 1.:'m 7'S 1 "f thy . He*, foot, f V ' i'S'\? ~v rr>* on :i 1 "titest aatio.-.al champ:. ;iship. it [? ?,,t ?r.-te c;e.,r how these demanilrj can 1 ( proved unreatronable. nut, tho' aiu.tv .issumisit- that education is the prime oh - t the coll. i:e !s nf ' (? Mot, f:at ?:.- members of the team. ? .r sulK^tltuti-v, iii.tn.t rs, *?? , fai;. t.ot be absent from CatnbriilKe' mor? ! M" v ?"?? ?'???? without detriment t!i? ;r studlfc " STAR PLAVKRS JOIN I.I CRY STiUKK TKA.M t">-i. r - he very capable manage-' r-'t .f W. Krev, tho "Lucky " 'e:,m . ' ti.n Tuba- o I.. ague, ha? n.ado preat ?trldes in lining up a '.ectlon of players that could 1 ??! the;r own in almost any league. ? Or. ! \e<r ros-'.r is found f :rh players : - "Toi *s" Nunnally, "S'noolis" Tre v,!,an, "Jake" Harris. "Toby" I'rlddy, | } .?r? Wvatt Kd Hanky. Torn lturkr. <? a. Stuart. Joe itinn.'- and "Mutt" J rn:;.It. There are several i > i ' last > mr's ,>'ar> whose j.r.ri.es cannot he revealed at this l n.c. 1": tl'.e interest and t'it!r,:*l:i-m s': wn V. the si anagers of the d:f f> re. t t? ams in this league. It looks '. ).- t h' Tot..I ?. O I.eap'le will be Otl< of }.<:;1' rs in baseball circles her- t .ear. They will p'.ay under ! ? suits of the AUot'.ejr 'ommis-i'itl ui.i. \. ill p ay class a bail. J AMI'S BARNKS WINS CALIFORNIA HONORS J. . [ By Associated I'tess.] l.f?S ANGKl.KS, CAI.. Ji.n i' The ? Oaliforpla State open nolf <ham . jdoiisaip '^.ts won here todi.v by Jf.ineb Barne.s. of i'elha-n. New "York, with a s :ore of for lio|. ?, played in a three days' tournament -? at the Wilshlre t'ountry r*ini.. Kddie I.ofts. r.f I'asadet.a, former _ . State chatnpi'.n, finished t . .-oj with * a score of 2!?' r third place thi ? ? players are tied with a score of 207 each They were Jock Hutch -w inson. British open cl.amplon; Ab< 1 i. SliinoFa. of Sari Krancfsco, and Mor tle Cutro. of Bebble Beacli, f'al. RALEIGJi HIGH PLAYS PORTSMOUTH SCHOOL - ? fSpeelal to The Time?T>ispatch.) I'OKTSMOUTH, VA.. Jan. 18.?Kor the first time In yearn, an interstate ? school contect will bo staged on tho ??sf basketball court lti the Woodrow Wilson High School, in this city, next iitf Krlday night. Tho italelgh, N. C, ' High fjchool will send Its basketball ' quintet here for a game with the Y1* ~ Wilson team. Artificial Snowfall to Aid Ski Tournament [l!y Associated Press.] CHICAGO, Jiin. I*.?Tonight at 11:80 o'clock snow \%ill begin fall ing on a hillside at Carey. 111., the fall continuing throughout the night and all day tomorrow. The announcement, however, comes from the Northwestern Railroad and not the Weather Hu rt ati. The railroad is bringing two ! i .iin!? ? .1 <i^ of snow from Uaraboo. W is., win-re snow is a drug on the market, to Carey, where it will be used tti pave the steel tower and hillside jump for t:ie national ski t" irnam.'iit next Sunday of the Nt>rp.- >kl Club. E WILL FACE PARLIAMENT TODAY Predirt Cabinet Will Rcccivc I Largest Majority Given for a Long Time. I By Associated Press.] ? PAKI.S. Jan IS.? Premier Poincarc, I has completed the ministerial dec- j la ration which will be read before | the French Parliament tomorrow. It eign policy. The statement with regard to j France's foreign policy is vigorous ' and concise. It affirms the anxiety j of the government to maintain and j consolidate its alliances, as well as | its determination to base its policy j on the Versailles treaty. Respecting the economic conference at Genoa, it considers that France must have guarantees from the Russian Soviet beforehand. As to Germany, it is asserted that nation must make up its mind to fulfill the obligations it undertook when it signed the Ver sailles rea'.y t? > restore the ruins it had piUtl up. That part of the declaration re lating to home policy emphasizes the i importance of the financial question. I It pays tribute to Parliament for j v-oting the budget of 1S1'2 before the | end of the extraordinary session, and ! 'f clares that henceforth there must be no ir.t j provisional monthly votes ! n account. The ministry promises | ? to Introduce at an early date the ' budget for ll'H.I. The government!; lees not disguise the difficulty of the ' , task. but counts on the support of Parliament to accomplish it success- i ^ full y. Friends and foes alike of the Poin ?aro government are agreed that the ' I Cabinet will receive the largest ma- | j ;or'tv given to any French govern- , no-nt f r i loiiu tune, made uj> from ? 1 tile extreme riuht lloyalists. right ; ' Conferva11 ver. Center bloc and Na- I. tlonal left Center. Even the Had- j icals, with a few exceptions, have : expressed willingness to vote conti- , ilence in the government. The .So- - uilists and Communists alone are l>ji"Sed to M. Poincare. The total : finees inar.-lialed against the new ; u<>virnment are less than 110, as, matters shaped up this evening. GASTON YIDAL TO BE MINISTER OF SPORTS {By Associated Press.] Ni:\V Yoi'K, Jan. IS.?The success u! staging of the next Olympic games :i Par's is said by members of the \merlcan Committee here, to be as pired l.y the reappointment of Gas >n Vidal as minister of sports in the ew French Poincare Cabinet. Re ie its from Paris that the new* sta liuin will be erected In the Pare Des Princes, coincides with private let ters received, and it is evident that :!" j.re-er.t plans are carried through, the Paris OlympliM Stadium will be the largest and best equipped erect ed to date. If the Paris course is completed in time to settle properly, it appears certain that a num.inr of new world's running records will be established. SECRETARY NAMED FOR OLYMPIC GAMES PAItlS. Jan. IS.?Ex-Premier Bri an is former secretary, Gilbert Peyce lon. has been appointed general sec retary fur the Paris 1*j24 Olympic j games. Pineess I,Helen Murat has 1 accepted the presidency of the femi- | nine section. (Copyright. K?22, Public Ledger Co.) Sue* Aliened Slnjtr of IIiikIiOnil. T.iAN"V11,1.K, VA.. Jan. is.?Mrs. i lla'.tie K." Walker, widow of Giles A. j Walker, yesterday Instituted suit to . reciver Jle.OuO damages from W. II Klankeri.shlp, who is accused of shoot- j Ing and killing her husband on Jan uary J. An attachment was also is restraining Blankenship from I converting his real estate holdings! into cash and otherwise disposing of his property. Firemen lilect Officer*. FUF.I>F,ltlCKSIU;i:G. VA.. Jan. 1?.? The Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire I'e|ta: lni.-nt has .-.? t ? ! the follow ing 'tliceia f"r tli- year; Nathanlal I! Kins- v. president; J. Con*Hy Chl i-hes:?-r !. r ? chief; W. Shepherd, . * -president; I'. K. Howard, Secre tary; II. B. M- I ver. treasurer; <>11 ver M-iiris n, assistant secretary; I.. J. Il'tiston, Jr.. tii? warden; John A. White, liousn man. I nsllt Fire In DunilllP. I >AN VI I.I.I VA.. Jan. 18.? Fire j tod destioy.-il tli- Miller | I'.uildlng. a tlir< -story brick ntruc ture. Ir.illt a >.at- ano on the fait< j f the fi i no r building burned in 1 ?? -??*? A drug store, a !>o<>k store, a dozen offices, a restaurant and the Y. W. C. A wen destroyed. The !.i? Halted ir. tin i< taurant in tin building. l.lrl I* Srrloiml/ Senlilril, DAN VIM.K. VA . Jan. 1 S Kathryn Ib pUins. 14-year-old daughter of Mi and Mrs. It. J. liopkins, of S- hoolrleld. was terribly scalded yesterday at her home. Standing near the kitchen stove, she overturned n vessel con taining boiling water, and the child ' was terribly injured from tin- waist | down. While her condition Is seri ous. doctors believe that ?he will re | cover. ^ : 1 V. M. I. QUINT SWJIMPS HAM-SIDNEY FIlEi Cadets Uncork Whirlwind Of fensive in Sccond Half and W in. 44 to 8. ! Special Jo The Times-Dispatch.] LEXINGTON, VA? Jan. is.?In tlie fastest lU'or frame scon here this I season the V. M. J. Quint won front Hampden-Sidney tonight, 44 to S. The Hrst half was fairly slow, wllli poor floor work on the part of both teams. The Hampden ?Sidney team put tip a strong defensive game in this period, however. The Cadets found themselves In the second half, and with a whirl wind offensive, rolled up twenty eight points, while the visitors tallied one lone Held goal. The V. >1. 1. j Quint started the game without Kd | Ryder, their stellar guard, and at the beginning of the second half Bunting was injured and forced to with draw. Kyle, of Lynchburg, and Ore?ry, of Petersburg, proved them selves worthy substitutes for Hunt ing and Kyder. The outstanding stars for the Cadets were Hunting. Shan non and KyV. while Montgomery and Smith showed up best for the visi tors. The line-up: V. M. T. positions. II.-8. Hunting.... right tield ....Johnson Campbell left Held Stoltz Summers center Sager Shannon.... right guard Smith Drewry.... left guard .Montgomery field goals?Hunting, 6: Campbell. 6; Kyle. 4; Summers. 3; Shannon, 1; Montgomery, U; Johnson, 1; 1'hipps, 1. Foul goals?Hunting, 2 out of 4. Sub stitutions?Kyle for Campbell; Camp hell for Drewry. Drewry for Camp bell, Campbell for Hunting. Philips for Johnson, Putney for Stoltz, t'ar ter for Sager. Referee?Snyder. W and L. Timekeeper?Head. V. M. 1 Time of halves?twenty minutes. U. S. ROYALS BEAT PETERSBURG FIVE In a fast and exciting basketball game at the Howitzers' Armory last night, the L'. S. Hoyals defeated the Petersburg Y. M. C. A., by the score uf 30 to L'4. Bell and Brown played exceedingly well, while King picked up more in ihc second half than in the lirst. The line-up: Petersburg Position J'toyals lessup right forward Brown j Bishop left forward Bell f Ityan center King; Tench right guard Butler j UrockolT left guard Miller | Summary: Filed goals?Jcssup (a), Ityan (4). Brockoff. Bell (T?, Brown 15). King (4), Butler. Koul goals?: llyan, 3 out of 5; Bishop. 1 out of ! Bell. 2 out of 5. Substitutes?Smith j for Ityan; Williamson for Butler. Referee?Gooch (University of Vlr- > ?lnla). Timekeeper?Hassel (Y. M.C.I A.). Scorer?Payne (V. M. C. A.) WILLIAM BLACK SIGNS CONTRACT WITH GIANTS [By Associated Press.] NEW YORK. Jan. 19.?Roger i Hresnahan, former major league star of stars, now leader of the Toledo ?lub of the American Association, is in New York for conferences with his old boss, John J. McGraw, of the world champion Giants. Roger is j ?t>oklng for talent to bolster the Mudhens. anil it Is said, may be aid- , ed by McGraw. Bresnahan was asked for his opln- 1 ion of the much-talked-of "balk" i movement of Pitcher Dave Danforth. i the southpaw, for whom the St. Louis i Browns recently gave a whole carral . full of players. "His movement Is queer and tricky j and fools the opposition all right," Bresnahan said. "And unless a fel- I low is spry and eagle-eyed when on j first, Danny'll catch him sure." The Giants* management announced j that the signed contract of William Black, intlelder, purchased from the Virginia League, had been received. j RALEIGH OUTCLASSED BY PETERSBURG H. S. PETERSBURG, VA? Jan. IS.?Pe tersburg High School swamped i Raleigh High School at basketball ; here tonight, by the score of 45 to j Tho Carolinians were outplayed in every department of the umiw am did not register a single point until well In the second half. After the first whistle it was a case of how \ large a score the local quint wouldj roll up on tho visitors. Tho lirst period ended with the | score 21 to 0, and tho remainder of I the game several substitutes were used by Petersburg. Four of Raleigh's points were made on free throws, the single Held goal being made near the close of tho game. 18 CUP DEFENDERS PLANNED BY AMERICA [By Associated Press] NEW YORK. Jan. IS?With ten yachts building and eight others planned, the United States promises to be well represented In the inter national six-meter raccs against England off Oyster Hay next Sep tember. The relatively moderate ex pense <?f building and racing these small boat:- Is appealing to Eastern yaohtm'n, who with an outlay of approximately IH.'iQO for the season's omp' titlon, may he lucky enoutch to he selected as one of tho four which ?ill compose the American licet. English yacht men are not resting <>n last year's laurels. Fife Is build ing ((>iii new boats, Nicholson one, Milne one and other designers are busy, so that the English will have a largo Meet to draw from. <'iiii?I(Iit? < olonlnl IIcIkIiI* Call. | DANVILLE. VA , Jan. 18.?Rev. R. W. Grant, pastor of the Baptist ji'hur'ii at S'Mherlln, and a trustee j of Averert College, is considering i II.tee mini*. ei JaI calls. Ono is from j 1 'ha rle -i on, W. Va . one from Ports mouth ami the third from Colomol IB h .i s Baptist Church, near Peters burg lie has not teached any de cision thus lar. Ill-Sfuler .Mnn Wounila Illinirlf. It'iA.NOK !?;, VA., Jan. 18.?-lid win ? 'hitiroan, o.* Bueri.a Vista, accidental i> shot himself through the abdo men. yesterday afternoon at his 1 boarding house. Chittman Is a stu dent at tho veterans' vocational j training school here. He is In u dan lutrous condition, According to hos pital authorltlta. BOXER WHO WILL BE SEEN HERE TONIGHT I'll TT. COXHOV. FOUR STAR BOUTS FEATURE AT BROADWAY A. C. TONIGHT \oimg Bowen anil Johnny Conroy Furnish Excitcmcnt in Alain Attraction?Williams Meets Veron, and McEvoy Swaps Punches With Jim Conroy. Boxing fans will be highly enter-] talned tonight at the Broadway , Athletic Club, Judging from the light irogram which has been announced by Promoter Zeko Smith. The main j attraction of the evening promises j to be one of the best tights seen hero i (<>r many days, and two fast young- j stern of the lightweight division will ' furnish the excitement. Young Bo- i wen, the clever Washington scrapper, j will swap punchns with Johnny Con - , roy, of Brooklyn, In this affair. Both ] men will arrive in Richmond today j and will weigh In during the ufter- ' noon. Conroy has been busy training fori the bout ff.r Mi*j last three weeks. | ami, according io a statement from his manager, is in first class shape for the engagement. Bowen also has been doing sumo intensive working in order to be at his best. Both of these men are heavy hitters, and that the bout will be a terror is a certain ty. They will battle six three-minute rounds. So less ability will be exhibited in the semifinal, when Krankte Wil liams. of Richmond, but formerly of New Orleans,N mixes with Andy Veron, of Washington. This bout is scheduled to go six tliree-mlnute rounds, but both fighters have de FRANK HUGHES LEADS IN TARGET TOURNEY [By Associated Press.] PIXK HUB ST, X. C.. Jan. IS.?Frank Hughes, of Mobridge, S. D.t was high gun today for the three days' shoot ing ill the mid-winter target tourna ment at the Pinehurst Gun Club, with 435 breaks out of a possible 450. lli.H scores were 147. 143, 145?435. W. 11. Patterson, of Buffalo, was sccond with 434, and C. A. Young, of Spring Held. Ohio, was third, with 431. The Kast defeated the West In the team match by five targets, the event being decided by the total figure of the live high guns at 450 targets. The Kast scored 2,149 and the West, r 14 4. M. MoEvoy, Jr., of New York Ath letic Club, and A. H. Abner, of Pittsburgh, tied for high gun In to day's 150-target event, with scores of 147. J. M. Hawkins, of New Haven, | Conn., led the professionals In the j three days' shooting with 429 breaks, j D. C. Band, of James S. D., broke fifty straight and won the special event. To l'lny Itnnkethall filime. The Hebrew Athletic Club and McfJuires' University School will play a basketball game tonight at S:30 In the gymnasium of the Rob ert 10. T.ce School. There will be no admission to the cpntest. clared themselves the winner before that number of stanzas expires. Wil liams recently gave a great demon stration of bis ability when he out pointed Cleveland Kddie I^eonard In a hard-hitting battle at .the Uroad way Athletic Club. Veron is said to1 be a clever man, and Williams will j find that he has met an experienced j lighter when he goes up against him.! Johnny McRvoy, of Richmond.' bantamweight champion of this sec-1 lion, will face Jimmy Conroy. brother] of the highly-touted Johnny. In a; six-round special bout. McKvoy, | thus far, has had nn easy time doing j away with any of the subjects chosen for him, but tonight be will bo forced 1 to shoot across some wicked punches , to stop the Brooklynlte. Speedy Whitney, also of this city, j will clash with Pete Moore, of Hope- J well, in another preliminary bout.) Whitney's recent defeat of Ryan, who he put out of the way via of the j sleep route, has gained him a repu- } tallon that has made local fight fans take a real Interest In him. Besides these star bouts there will be several fast "prelims" between some young Richmond scrappers and a corking battle royal. The bouts are being held for members of the dub only, afid tickets must be pre sented at the door. DLNWIDDIE A. II. S. WINS FROM EMPORIA PETERSBURG, VA.. Jan. 18.?The basketball team of the Dinwiddle Agricultural High School continued its wLnnltig streak here yesterday by decisively defeating the team from Emporia lligb School, at the Y. M. C. A., the score being 34 to 13, In favor of Dinwiddle. Both teams were a little oft In shooting. Those who stood out prominently -were Thorpe and King, for Emporia, and Steed at center for Dinwiddle, who besides shooting five goals, was a tower on the defense. Dinwiddle plays Petersburg Saturday. The sum mary: Dinwiddle. Emporia. Xetherland.. left forward ...Tunstall I. Uutterworth. right forward.Barnes (captain) Steed center ..King (capt.) Oabaness.... left guard Thorpe R. Butterworth.right guard. .Livesay Goals from field?I. Butterworth (f>), Xetherland (G), steed (5), Barnes (3), Tunstall (1). King (2). Goals from fouls?I. Butterworth (2), Tun stall (1). Substitutions?R. Steed for " Oaba ness. lU'fereo, Carries, Y. M. C. A. Timekeeper, GUI. Scorer, Wood. | Vnndrrbllt Hents Kentucky State. NTASIIVII,I..E, TENX.. Jan. 18.?Van (icrbelt Unlver?lty"*defeatcd the Ken tucky Stato basketball team, last year's champions of Dixie, here to night, 22 to 1 ? Buy Your SOX $ By the BOX It's a way to save yourself lots of worry; you A won't have to buy so often and you won't find your self "out" anything like so often. There are lots A of advantages to buying them by the box?try it. Whether your preference be wool, silk, lisle or ? cotton, white, black, fancy colors, plain or clocked, you'll find your particular kind here. And at at 'jj traptive prices, too. ;i BURK & COMPANY I i 1 t ' ; A The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes VIRGINIA TOO SPEEDY FOR iLUl AND MARY Charlottesville Quint Victori ous Through Currington's Scoring by H6 to 20. [Special to Tlio Times-Dispatch.] CHARLOTTESVILLE. VA.. Jan. 18. ?The Virginia basketball <|illlit de feated Wltllani and Mary hero to night, 36 to "0. Both teams missed j many shots al coals at long aiul! close ranee. i Carrlngton was the highest scores] for Virginia, caging seven goals. Oppleman and Sexton shot the rest t of Virginia goals. For William and Mary. C. Pierce and Cooke played the best game, with Young playing a good game at guard. Llnc-up: Virginia. Position. W. & M. Oppleman.. right forward ....Cooke Carrlngton.lcft forward ..C. Pierce. Sexton center Harwood Mahood.... right guard Young Hanklns.... left guard Hicks; Substitutes?Gammon for Opple- j man. Talbot for Sexton, Stanley for ? Carrlngton, Drown for Hanklns, Levy for Hicks, Peters for Harwood, E. rierco for Young, Hatcher for Levy. | Field Goals?Carrlngton (7). Sex-| ton (4). Oppleman (4). C. 1'lcco (3),! Cooke (2). Levy (2), Hicks, Peters. Foul goals?Carrlngton, 4 in 8;1 Stanley, I in 2; Cooke, 2 in C. HITCHCOCK PROPOSES BIG BANK OF NATIONS ^Vonld Innup "Trade" Cnrrpnojr An SiilintMntr for (>nl<l Shipment*. [By Associated Press.1 NEW YOltlv, Jan. IS.?A bank of nations, with the United States as majority stockholder, an internatlon- : al trade "dollar" as a substitute for gold, anil conduct of world business on a credit Instead of a cash basis, were advocated by Culled States Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, in an address today before the American Manufacturers* Export Association here. Senator Hitchcock discussed a bill which he hius Introduced in the Sen ate providing for establishing such a bank of nations, with $2,400,000,000 capital. The United States, ho said, i would hold $1,300,000,000 of the stock i and bankers. Importers and export- j ' i f>. ip.ut'inK the remalndlrig $300,000,- i era of this country ano>h< 'jiio to bo purchased by the leadln nations of the world through the president. The United States by virtue of its i stockholdings, would choose thirteen of the bank's twenty-four directors. Headquarters would be at New York. The directors would have power to issue currency to be known as the InternaUonal dollar, whl<-h would eliminate the contlual shipment of Kohl between countries, according to ( Senator Hitchcok's plan. DR. GRAHAM GIVES AID j TO PULASKI CRIPPLES! [Special to The Times-Dispatch.] PULASKI. VA., Jan. 18.?Oillclals from the State Health Department have been giving this week a series j of Illustrated lectures in the county ! for betterment of health conditions. j Through arrangements made by J. L. Johnson, the county health olllcer. j meetings are being held In the towns and thickly settled community schools with large attendances. With Mr. Johnson are Lieutenant E. C. j Story, who has supervision of sev- . eral counties, und Lieutentnts George ] s>. Uote and Lee Hawley. Sunday Dr. W. T. Graham, the ; orthopedic specialist from Hichinond, i conducted ti special clinic for chil dren of the county in the Tied Cross| olllce her?j. There were thirty-live who availed themselves of the oppor tunity to bo examined. Of the cases ! Dr. Graham examined, only three j were found which could not be ben- I e lit ted by treatment. The clinic was I arranged by Miss Julia Hohinson, county secretary of the Red Cross. .Mlanlng Hanker Is In Kruiice. i SPARTA, GA., Jan. IS.? I Walker, former head of a chain of! | Georgia banks, who was indicted on | j a cliarge of embezzlement here re-1 cently, is in France, according to a| letter received here today from a man who said lie was a fellow-pas- j senger of the former banker on tho steamship Aquitania. Walker was] arrested in San Antonio, Texas, after his Indictment, but released when tho I formal papers apparently were lost in tho mail. I IUNNE1 HIS HO FEAR OF GREENWICH ULLAGE New American Light-Heavy weight Champion Leads the Simple Life. [Dy United News.] NBW YORK, Jan. 18.?Gene Tunnoy, now American light-heavy wolght champion and voluntoor press agent for the simple life asf an Insti tution, says l?o lived in Greenwich village long before the bob-haired girls and long-haired men began fre quenting tho tea dens In New York's Bohemia and hopes to outlast them In his home, neighborhood. Interviewed on the problems of lending the simple life In tho Bo hemlan atmosphere. Tunney anld the truo Greenwich villager doesn't Know the "difference. If any, between an artist's smock and a samovar. Tunney doe* his dally dozen exer cises In his bedroom nnd has yet to glimpse tho goings-on at a studio party or proletariat reunion. Kven if Frank Baker decides to re turn to the Yanks next season, de spite reports that he has determined to retire, ho will not be certain of winning back Ills old post at third base. The last word the Yanktr re ceived from llaker was ttlut he was preparing to play ball again, but this was before he married. However, tho Yanks have Mike Mc Nally for tho post and as liakcr seemed to be slowing up last season, while Mike was approaching perfec tion. there will bo competition at third base. NORFOLK PLANS MOTOR BUS LINKS (Continued From First Taj?*- ) thai public "sentiment is constantly Increasing on their side and that vic tory is In sight. There was no violence or attempt at violence to prevent operation of cars. Union leaders In Norfolk and Ports mouth were not Inclined to take kindly to the proposal of Mayor (ieorgc Alnslle. of Richmond, that If tho company agrees to arbitration, the men return to work at the new scale, pending adjustment. I'OIITSMOI'TIf I XIOX PI.A NS KOIt SIX .MONTHS' IIATTJ.i: ( Hy Associated l'ress.J PORTSMOUTH, VA.. Jan. lh.? Prep arations are being made by the strik ing platform employes of the Virginia Itallwuy and Power Company of this city for a six mouths' battle. An nouncement of this fact was made today by L?. C. Major, chairman of the strike committee of the Central I.abor Union, and K. I). Hathaway, president of the Portsmouth local of street car men, who declare funds are now available to tlnuncc tho strike for that period. Commenting on the proposal or Mayor George Alnslle. of Richmond, for arbitration between the company and the Richmond employes, Mr. Hathaway, who is chairman of tho joint employes conference board gov erning the actions of the Portsmouth, Norfolk and Richmond locals, de clared that /separate arbitration in Richmond was out of the question, unless tho Richmond local designed from tiie International Association of Street Car Men. The 107 striking employes here will be discharged ami their names stricken from the pay rolls of this division tomorrow under the provis ions of an order posted late yester day at the Port Norfolk car barns j of the company, unless they express | a willingness to take out the cars on local lines when called. A priority list will bo established for these em ployes. NO CIIANGK IN SITUATION DRVKI.OPS IN PKTIMINIUIU; [Special to The Times-Dispatch.J PKTKRSBURO. VA.. Jan. 18.?J. F. Pond, superintendent of tho Peters burg division of the Virginia Rail way nnd Power Company, said today that there was no change In the carmen strike situation here. That the men were all remaining at their posts and cars were running on schedule. I Superintendent Pond stated that no cars operated today on the Inter i urban line between Petersburg and Chester and another between Pete j burg and stop 67, which is two an<t ! a half miles from Petersburg. Until further notice, he said, the car to Chester will bo run until 7 1'. M., and to stop 57 until 0 P. M. "WHERE THE CROWDS CO" I). F. KISITH'S LYRIC-T oday MATINEE AMI MKII'I ENTIRE NEW SHOW WORTH WALKING MII.ES TO SEE ENGAGEMENT 1)M LUXE GERTRUDE BARNES ? In n ? GAI.E OF MIRTH, MEI.ODY AND FASHION IJy Illanche Merrill and Arthur llltrln DIG EXTRA ATTRACTION TONY COHINNE HUNTING AND FRANCIS In "THE PHOTO GRAFTER" By Corlnnr Fraiii-ln ADDED ATTRACTION THE STRAND TRIO THREE MF.N IN A ROAT OF FUN AND MEI.ODY t EXTRA FICATIJIirS THE WALTON DUO A VOCAI.. AND INSTRUMENT A I, FANTASY ADDED FKATIJHF. WILBUR AND ADAMS In "TIIE FA I.I. GUV" ["HE NEWS || NEW TOFICS OF THE DAY ?NO ADVANCE IN PRICES? Local Five Expects Hard Co test Willi Crack Ports mouth Aggregation. 1 ukola, tlio loading independe basketball tcain of Richmond.* w play tho Park View Jive, of Port] mouth, tonight at tho Howitzers' A mory. Tho garno will be preccdt by a contest between tho Trlant Athletic Club and tho Itlchmo Dodgers. This preliminary gaino tho first jf n series of elimlnatl contests to determine the champl 100-pound team of Ulchmond. "I'unk" Pendleton. former Chur Hill Athletic Club star, will be fou in the line-up of Takola tonlg? l endleton has been out of tho gaiS* | with u had foot, and his return expected to strengthen the local n ' K rogation. | Park View Is composed of the bf i r,X"C?'.,0.Ke Mayers In Virginia, a | the Richmond team Is not expect] an easy victory. Two William a ?Mary men. one Mainpdcn-Sldn Player and ono Virginia Tech play will he round In tho visitor*' llne Ihe line-ups follow: Takola. Position. Park Vl^ Wharton... left forward ...Ilutchl Woodward right forward ..Lawrer Hollariay center Jordp l-bmlg left guard t> Mcllhaney. right guard *..Ep I Triangles. Position. Dodge O'Sulllvan. right forward Monli 1-"r"h loft forward ....Jiurtxj I P"s? .*.... center Mllff I .Smlthle.... right guard r;a] j1"0* '?ft guard Peters* , BENEDICTINE QUINT i TO MEET WEST POIn} ? 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